Wednesday, February 19, 2014

From Mike: Some of our best interview questions compiled and rewritten/edited

Here are questions from nearly all of you, and I had to rewrite many of them just to get them fairly clear. You can take from this list as needed as you revise your Questions list to prepare for your interview.

Good luck!

Mike

1. Who is the most visionary person that you know,
and how does this person inspire you?

2. What would you like your legacy to
be, or what do you want to leave before you die for future generations?

3. How has the American Dream changed in
your lifetime, and what is the American Dream, in your eyes?

4. How has your life been most different than what you had
imagined or envisioned earlier in life? What in life
has most surprised you?

5. When reading the essay about Moreese Bickman we learned
about how evident racism really is, and in his case it led to an unjust
imprisonment for many years of his life.Do you think much has changed or do you believe many people are still
racist towards others?Why?

6. Like Prophet Blackman, who had a vision in one of the
readings we did, do you think God sent you here for a specific reason(s)? If
so, what is it/are they and why?

7. We are reading a book in class called Holding On and it talks
about people that they have held on to something that other people don’t believe
in or might not value. What is one thing that you wish to hold on to, and maybe
pass it on to your family?8. Did you have to give up some of your dreams
in order to make your family or parents or spouse happy? Why?

9. Which difficulties or challenges in your past made you a
stronger person or taught you the most?

10. I read about Tommie Bass a Folk Doctor who uses herbs
to heal people. I was wondering if you believe in herbs medicine or natural or
alternative methods of medicine.

11. What do you think about the issues concerning privacy
on the Internet? In your experience, is this an important issue? Why or why
not?

12. What are you most passionate about, and motivates you
to achieve these goals?13. What is your greatest achievement, and
what did you have to do to reach this target?

14. What would or do you most like to remember in the past?What memories from your early life have
the most meaning to you now?

15.What is
the biggest problem the world is facing right now, and if you alone could solve
it, how would you?

16. What does your perfect day look like?

17. According to an essay in the book Essay Connection (our
textbook for English this semester), called “Under the Influence: Paying the
Price of My Father’s Booze”: This essay talks about a life of the alcoholic father.
Why in today’s society, are there so many teenagers who have alcoholic
addiction or abuse problems?

18.What are
your goals for the future, and how have you benifited from the practice or
habit of setting goals?

19.If you had
to give one piece of advice or wisdom to a person my age, what would it
be?Would you mind sharing this?

20. What do you think would be one of the best steps we
could take toward ending poverty around the world?